Family

Gobiidae

120 species · Animals

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Black-rayed Shrimpgoby

Stonogobiops nematodes Hoese & Randall, 1982

Stonogobiops nematodes is a marine goby species native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans that can be kept in aquariums.

Leopard-spotted Goby

Thorogobius ephippiatus (Lowe, 1839)

Thorogobius ephippiatus is a fish found in the northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, growing up to 13 cm long.

Candycane Dwarfgoby

Trimma cana Winterbottom, 2004

Trimma cana, the Candy cane pygmy-goby, is a small goby species native to the western Pacific Ocean that lives on outer reef slopes.

Orange-dashed Goby

Valenciennea puellaris (Tomiyama, 1956)

Valenciennea puellaris, the Maiden goby, is a goby species native to the Indo-Pacific, common in the aquarium hobby.

Bluestreak Goby

Valenciennea strigata (Broussonet, 1782)

Valenciennea strigata is a goby species native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, sometimes kept in aquariums.

Sixspot Glidergoby

Valenciennea sexguttata (Valenciennes, 1837)

Valenciennea sexguttata is a burrowing goby native to the Indo-West Pacific that sometimes appears in the aquarium trade.

Blacklined Glidergoby

Valenciennea helsdingenii (Bleeker, 1858)

Valenciennea helsdingenii, the twostripe goby, is a distinctive striped carnivorous goby found across the Indo-West Pacific.

Ocellate Glidergoby

Valenciennea longipinnis (Lay & Bennett, 1839)

Valenciennea longipinnis, the long-finned goby, is an Indo-Pacific goby species that appears in local fisheries and the aquarium trade.

Twinspot Shrimpgoby

Vanderhorstia ambanoro (Fourmanoir, 1957)

Vanderhorstia ambanoro is a shrimp-associated goby native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, found in the aquarium trade.

Hairfin Goby

Acentrogobius nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775)

Acentrogobius is a goby genus, with one known otolith-based fossil species found in Miocene deposits in southwestern India.

Atlantic Mudskipper

Periophthalmus barbarus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Periophthalmus barbarus, the Atlantic mudskipper, is a semi-aquatic territorial brackish West African mudskipper adapted for both land and water life.

Barred Mudskipper

Periophthalmus argentilineatus Valenciennes, 1837

Periophthalmus argentilineatus, the barred or silverlined mudskipper, is an amphibious mudskipper species found across the Indo-Pacific that appears in the aquarium trade.

Shuttles Hoppfish

Periophthalmus modestus Cantor, 1842

Shuttles hoppfish (Periophthalmus modestus) is a western Pacific mudskipper that can stay out of water for 60 hours, used in aquariums and traditional Chinese medicine.

Slender Mudskipper

Periophthalmus gracilis Eggert, 1935

Periophthalmus gracilis, the slender mudskipper, is an intertidal mudskipper native to eastern Indian and western Pacific waters.

Boddart's Blue-spotted Mudskipper

Boleophthalmus boddarti (Pallas, 1770)

Boleophthalmus boddarti is a commercially important Indo-Pacific mudskipper with documented reproduction patterns.

Great Blue-spotted Mudskipper

Boleophthalmus pectinirostris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Boleophthalmus pectinirostris is an estuarine goby fished for food, with a described appearance, range and ecology.

Giant Mudskipper

Periophthalmodon schlosseri (Pallas, 1770)

The giant mudskipper (Periophthalmodon schlosseri) is a large obligate air-breathing mudskipper found in Southeast Asian tropical coastal waters.

Pug-headed Mudskipper

Periophthalmodon freycineti (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

The pug-headed mudskipper, Periophthalmodon freycineti, is a predatory mudskipper found in coastal Indo-Pacific tidal habitats.

Bearded Mudskipper

Scartelaos histophorus (Valenciennes, 1837)

The walking goby, Scartelaos histophorus, is an Indo-Pacific Oxudercidae fish adapted to move and breathe on land.

Gold Neon Goby

Stiphodon percnopterygionus Watson & Chen, 1998

Stiphodon percnopterygionus is a small goby species found across parts of the western and South Pacific.

Blue Neon Goby

Stiphodon atropurpureus (Herre, 1927)

Stiphodon atropurpureus is an amphidromous goby native to Asian fast streams, showing strong sexual dimorphism in coloration.

Blue Streamgoby

Sicyopterus lagocephalus (Pallas, 1770)

Sicyopterus lagocephalus is a goby with an amphidromous life cycle, living in tropical Pacific streams and the ocean.

Ornate Fish

Sicyopus zosterophorus (Bleeker, 1856)

Sicyopus zosterophorus is an amphidromous, carnivorous insectivorous goby widespread across the Indo-Pacific, adapted to steep coastal streams above barriers.